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- FACADE STAGEPLAY
- Wed Jul 16 20 43 33 2014
- GRACE
- Trip, when are you going to get rid of this?
- TRIP
- What, Grace... this?
- GRACE
- Yes, you know how I feel about it --
- TRIP
- I know I know I'll do it right now, alright?!
- GRACE
- You know I've had to ask you about this several --
- TRIP
- Get off my back! I'll get rid of it in just a minute!
- GRACE
- Fine, Trip... fine...
- (Trip opens the front door.)
- TRIP
- Warren!!
- TRIP
- Hey! I thought I heard someone out here! Great to -- (interrupted)
- GRACE
- No, no, here we are!
- GRACE
- Warren,
- GRACE
- Hi! How are you? Oh it's so nice to see you, it feels like it's been forever!
- TRIP
- Yeah, it has been a long time.
- GRACE
- By the way, you look fabulous!
- GRACE
- Well, come on in, make yourself at home!
- (Warren sits on the couch.)
- GRACE
- Well, come in, make yourself at home...
- (Trip closes the front door.)
- GRACE
- Warren, seeing you again makes me remember the wonderful times we all used to have.
- (Warren gets up from the couch.)
- GRACE
- H-mmm (happy smile sound)
- TRIP
- Ha ha, yeah...
- TRIP
- Hey, I just realized something.
- GRACE
- What...
- TRIP
- Oh, tonight's a special night! A celebration in fact!
- GRACE
- It is?
- TRIP
- Warren, remember, it was almost exactly ten years ago, tonight, that you introduced us.
- TRIP
- Senior year of college!
- GRACE
- Oh... geez...
- TRIP
- Remember that?
- TRIP
- Um, well, without you, we wouldn't even have this celebration.
- (Trip shakes the advice ball.)
- TRIP
- Probably true.
- TRIP
- Heh!
- GRACE
- (little sigh)
- GRACE
- So, Warren, -- (interrupted)
- PHONE
- ** RING **
- GRACE
- Oh, I'll get it --
- TRIP
- No, no no no, our friend's here, we can let the answering machine get it. -- (interrupted)
- (Warren picks up the phone.)
- PHONE
- ** RING **
- PHONE
- Hello? Hello?
- TRIP
- Warren, no! Don't do that.
- PHONE
- Who is this? Travis, is that you? This is your mother.
- TRIP
- Uhh, that's my mother, I can hear her loud voice.
- (Warren kisses grace.)
- GRACE
- Oh!
- PHONE
- I -- I think I have the wrong number... ** click **
- TRIP
- Okay, she's confused, as usual... just -- just hang it up. -- (interrupted)
- (Warren puts down the phone.)
- (Warren picks up the phone.)
- (Warren puts down the phone.)
- TRIP
- Oh, good, you hung up. I don't want to talk to her.
- (Warren picks up the phone.)
- (Warren puts down the phone.)
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- TRIP
- uh, um...
- GRACE
- (nervous coughing)
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- TRIP
- wow, that was, um...
- TRIP
- what...
- GRACE
- wha -- huh...
- TRIP
- ha ha...
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- GRACE
- ha ha ha ha ha, heh...
- (Warren picks up the phone.)
- TRIP
- ha ha ha!
- GRACE
- ha ha ha ha!!
- (Warren puts down the phone.)
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- TRIP
- Ha ha ha, Warren,
- GRACE
- heh heh heh...
- TRIP
- you maniac! you sex maniac! Ha, never afraid to...
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- TRIP
- push our little buttons...
- TRIP
- heh heh, you're crazy, heh, you know that?
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- (Warren picks up the phone.)
- TRIP
- heh, ha ha...
- (Warren puts down the phone.)
- TRIP
- (big sigh)
- TRIP
- Uhh, any -- anyway, uh... what were we talking about?
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- TRIP
- Oh, Warren, you've got to take a look at this amazing photo from our recent trip to Italy...
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- GRACE
- (impatient sigh) Trip...
- (Warren uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- TRIP
- No Grace, our friend will love this!
- GRACE
- Warren, come over here and sit on the couch with me.
- TRIP
- Grace...!
- (Warren points to the italy picture.)
- (Warren points to the italy picture.)
- TRIP
- Now now, now, Warren, what does this picture make you think of?
- GRACE
- Oh, please, Trip, don't put our friend on the spot --
- TRIP
- In a word, in a single word, what does this say to you? -- (interrupted)
- GRACE
- Trip, see, your weird obsession for Italy is making our friend uncomfortable.
- TRIP
- uhh... -- (interrupted)
- TRIP
- Warren, are you -- are you leaving the room?
- TRIP
- Okay, anyway... I forget what we were talking about...
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- (Warren opens the front door.)
- TRIP
- Oh! Warren, what have I been waiting for -- let me get you a drink.
- TRIP
- Ah it's great because you get to be the first to try my recently acquired set of imported drinking glasses.
- TRIP
- I'll make us something really fun,
- TRIP
- like margaritas?
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- TRIP
- I'm a real expert at -- (interrupted)
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- TRIP
- Jesus, Warren, are you trying to leave again?
- (Warren knocks on the front door.)
- (Warren closes the front door.)
- TRIP
- Okay, Jesus... (frustrated sigh)
- (Warren picks up the brass bull.)
- TRIP
- Uh, well, I think I'll just make us all margaritas.
- GRACE
- Warren, Trip's getting a little carried away... maybe you just want some juice, or a mineral water?
- (Warren puts down the brass bull.)
- (Warren picks up the brass bull.)
- (Warren puts down the brass bull.)
- TRIP
- but... uhh... Grace, come on...
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 4.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 4.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 3.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 3.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 2.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 2.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 2.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 2.)
- GRACE
- (big sigh)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 2.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 2.)
- GRACE
- Oh God, Warren, I hope you didn't come here tonight to be entertained...
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 3.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 3.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 4.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 4.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 2.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 2.)
- TRIP
- What?
- GRACE
- Listen to us, we're arguing in front of our friend.
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 1.)
- TRIP
- Grace, come on, that kind of statement is not helpful...
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 4.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 4.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 1.)
- GRACE
- Trip, there's nothing wrong with disagreeing in front of our friend --
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 2.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 2.)
- TRIP
- We're NOT disagreeing.
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 3.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 3.)
- TRIP
- We're -- we're -- we're not disagreeing.
- TRIP
- (frustrated sigh) Sheejus. -- (interrupted)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren picks up a martini glass 1.)
- (Warren puts down a martini glass 1.)
- TRIP
- Oh, yeah, y -- you know, I should fix you a real drink in not too long...
- (Warren picks up a trinket 6.)
- TRIP
- Huh, I think I forgot how well you two get along...
- (Warren puts down a trinket 6.)
- (Warren picks up a trinket 6.)
- (Warren puts down a trinket 6.)
- GRACE
- You know, ever since we got married, I can't help it, I'm forever buying new furniture and redecorating,
- GRACE
- I -- I really enjoy -- (interrupted)
- (Warren picks up the red wine bottle.)
- GRACE
- So I normally like redecorating...
- GRACE
- Warren, now be honest with me, agree that this room just does not work!
- TRIP
- Grace, come on, what are you talking about?
- (Warren puts down the red wine bottle.)
- GRACE
- All day at work I design ads for decorative objects, like these sculptures, -- (interrupted)
- (Warren picks up the white wine bottle.)
- GRACE
- (little sigh) So I just had to have these sculptures...
- (Warren puts down the white wine bottle.)
- GRACE
- but... now I can't take the sight of them! They're revolting!
- (Warren picks up the red wine bottle.)
- TRIP
- Oh come on! Jesus why can't you just be happy with them? They're fine!
- (Warren puts down the red wine bottle.)
- (Warren picks up the white wine bottle.)
- (Warren puts down the white wine bottle.)
- TRIP
- Warren, are you alright? You've not said a word for a while now.
- (Warren picks up the phone.)
- TRIP
- What's the deal, are you okay?
- TRIP
- Say something.
- TRIP
- Okay, Warren, I think this evening is over, you've got to leave.
- (Trip opens the front door.)
- TRIP
- We'll be fine -- you should just go.
- (Trip closes the front door.)
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